Wayne State program hopes to further girls' interest in math, science
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 11/29/2007
Wayne State University's GO-Girl, now entering its sixth year, is accepting applications for the 2008 session. GO-GIRL - Gaining Options, Girls Investigate Real Life - is a free program geared toward promoting interest in science, math and technology among seventh grade girls.
Nonprofit center wants your Michigan stories
Source: The Center for Michigan, 11/29/2007
The nonprofit Center for Michigan nonprofit hopes to help vitalize the state by offering residents cash prizes for stories about our pleasant peninsula.
U-M researchers find new applications for cancer drug
Source: University of Michigan, 11/29/2007
University of Michigan scientists have found that a drug used to treat advanced multiple myeloma may have another use - pushing cancer cells into overdrive, then burn out.
Creative companies asked to participate in regional survey
Source: Crain's Detroit Business, 11/29/2007
Creativity? Oh, we've got it, all right. Anyone who knows the metro area knows our downtowns and side streets are bustling with stores that are part of the creative economy, from local fashion designers to graphic artists to Web specialists. Detroit Renaissance and Crain's Detroit Business are trying to survey southeast Michigan's creative economy.
National publications highlight DIA reopening
Source: The Detroit News, 11/15/2007
Newspapers and magazines across the country from the New York Times to The Art Newspaper are spotlighting the Detroit Institute of Art's reopening, set for Nov. 23.
Novi parks get hefty award
Source: Crain's Detroit Business, 11/15/2007
Novi Parks Foundation will receive $100,000 a year for the next five years from Novi-based ITC Holdings, Inc.
Washtenaw foundation sees millions in community assets
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review, 11/15/2007
Leaders at the Ann Arbor Community Foundation hope to tap some residents' assets - a new study commissioned by midwestern community foundations say residents' assets could make substantial endowments.
Life sciences prognosis good for Michigan
Source: Ann Arbor Business Review, 11/15/2007
At the MichBio Expo in Lansing, the outlook for the state's life sciences industry was good, despite Pfizer's decision to shut down facilities in Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo.
Adcraft Club honors creatives in The D on Nov. 28
Source: Creative Energy Alliance, 11/8/2007
The Adcraft Club of Detroit will honor the community's advertising and marketing professionals with "The D Show," scheduled for 6- 11 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 28 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
Local TV show steps into Sir Graves Ghastly's shoes
Source: Metro Times, 11/8/2007
With its cornball humor, no budget sensibility and affectionate nod to the late night creature features of yesteryear Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema has built a network of nearly 30 TV-show carriers statewide.